by Catherine Reid | May 1, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
Have you noticed the order in most yoga studios? The mats are rolled neatly, the blankets are folded and stacked, the floor is clean. Perhaps when you enter the room, you perceive a subtle, quiet energy, distinct from the outside world. You are noticing sauca, which...
by Catherine Reid | Mar 19, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
What is it about the return of the light that inspires us to declutter, organize, and clean our living space? Maybe the stirrings of new growth in the natural world find an echo in our inner life which stimulates us to clear space for fresh energy. The fifth and last...
by Catherine Reid | Mar 1, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
Good advice, from my mom. She was often referring to food choices, but this concept has great value in many areas. We are now studying the 4th yama, which is Brahmacharya, often translated as celibacy. Literally it means “Walking with God”. So one way...
by Catherine Reid | Feb 2, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
“The third yama is asteya, nonstealing. While commonly understood as not taking what is not ours, it can also mean not taking more than we need. We fail to practice asteya when we take credit that is not ours or take more food than we can eat. We fail also...
by Catherine Reid | Jan 24, 2012 | Blog, Yoga
Satya, or Truth, is the second yama that we’re studying in class for the end of January. Within our practice, satya is intimately connected with the first yama (ahimsa, or non-harming). If my truth in a pose is that a muscle has been pushed into strain, then I...
